Box-in-box acoustics - Revision history

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	<li><p>[https://www.mason-uk.co.uk/ Mason UK Ltd] Vibration Control Products and Acoustic Floor Systems</p></li></ul>		<li><p>[https://www.mason-uk.co.uk/ Mason UK Ltd] Vibration Control Products and Acoustic Floor Systems</p></li></ul>

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	=== Floating acoustic floors ===		=== Floating acoustic floors ===

−	Floors are regarded as one of the most important elements of a sound insulated construction and are generally floated to achieve the requisite acoustic isolation. Typically, ~~the~~ new floors will be of concrete and rest on either springs or elastomeric bearings. This means that crucially, an air gap of up to 200mm ~~may be~~ created between the old floor and the new. Where a lighter weight system is required, ~~wood~~ floating floors can be specified.	+	Floors are regarded as one of the most important elements of a sound insulated construction and are generally floated to achieve the requisite acoustic isolation. Typically, new floors will be constructed using concrete and rest on either springs or elastomeric bearings. This means that crucially, an air gap of up to 200mm is created between the old floor and the new. Where a lighter weight system is required, timber floating floors can be specified.

	=== Acoustically isolated walls ===		=== Acoustically isolated walls ===

−	~~The isolated~~ walls can either be supported on the new floor and may have to be fixed to the external building structure with braces and acoustic wall ties~~. Or~~ they can be built upon specially designed wall support plates.	+	Isolated walls can either be supported on the new floor (and may have to be fixed to the external building structure with braces and acoustic wall ties) or they can be built upon specially designed wall support plates.

	=== Acoustic hangars ===		=== Acoustic hangars ===

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−	Box-in-box is a construction technique that allows a space within a space to be insulated against unwanted extraneous noise and vibration. Such extraneous sounds may be airborne (travelling through the air) or they may be structure-borne – travelling through the ground and building structure. These sound sources can be generated by cars, trains, aircraft or even people or music in adjacent rooms.	+	= Introduction =

−	Box-in-box is a ~~tried and tested acoustic isolation~~ technique that ~~has proved effective in keeping out distracting~~ noise, ~~hence its widespread use~~ in ~~theatres, cinemas, recording studios and other instances where it is imperative to have as-near silence as possible~~.	+	Box-in-box is a construction technique that allows a space within a space to be insulated against unwanted extraneous noise and vibration. Such extraneous noise may be airborne (travelling through the air) or they may be structure-borne – travelling through the ground and building structure. These noises can be generated by cars, trains, aircraft or even people or music in adjacent rooms.

−	As the name suggests, the technique involves constructing a room within a room (which may be the building structure), so that as the inner room is acoustically isolated from the outer~~, so the outer is isolated from the inner~~. This will involve isolating the walls, floors and ceiling of the inner box and using resilient mountings to achieve this.	+	Box-in-box is an acoustic isolation technique that has proved effective in keeping out distracting noise, hence its widespread use in theatres, cinemas, recording studios and other instances where it is imperative to have as-near silence as possible.
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		+	As the name suggests, the technique involves constructing a room within a room (which may be the building structure), so that the inner room is acoustically isolated from the outer. This will involve isolating the walls, floors and ceiling of the inner box and using resilient mountings to achieve this.

	= Three main elements =		= Three main elements =

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−	~~[[File:Box-in-a-box-diagram-2.jpg\|link=File:Box-in-a-box-diagram-2.jpg]]~~Box-in-box is a construction technique that allows a space within a space to be insulated against unwanted extraneous noise and vibration. Such extraneous sounds may be airborne (travelling through the air) or they may be structure-borne – travelling through the ground and building structure. These sound sources can be generated by cars, trains, aircraft or even people or music in adjacent rooms.	+	Box-in-box is a construction technique that allows a space within a space to be insulated against unwanted extraneous noise and vibration. Such extraneous sounds may be airborne (travelling through the air) or they may be structure-borne – travelling through the ground and building structure. These sound sources can be generated by cars, trains, aircraft or even people or music in adjacent rooms.

	Box-in-box is a tried and tested acoustic isolation technique that has proved effective in keeping out distracting noise, hence its widespread use in theatres, cinemas, recording studios and other instances where it is imperative to have as-near silence as possible.		Box-in-box is a tried and tested acoustic isolation technique that has proved effective in keeping out distracting noise, hence its widespread use in theatres, cinemas, recording studios and other instances where it is imperative to have as-near silence as possible.
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	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

−	* Acoustics.	+	<ul>
−	* Acoustic materials.	+	<li>Acoustics.</li>
−	* Airborne sound.	+	<li>Acoustic materials.</li>
−	* Approved document E.	+	<li>Airborne sound.</li>
−	* Building acoustics.	+	<li>Approved document E.</li>
−	* Building regulations.	+	<li>Building acoustics.</li>
−	* Decibel.	+	<li>Building regulations.</li>
−	* Flanking sound.	+	<li>Decibel.</li>
−	* Floating floors.	+	<li>Flanking sound.</li>
−	* Impact sound.	+	<li>Floating floors.</li>
−	* Pre-completion sound testing.	+	<li>Impact sound.</li>
−	* Reverberation.	+	<li>Pre-completion sound testing.</li>
−	* Reverberation time.	+	<li>Reverberation.</li>
−	* Sound absorption.	+	<li>Reverberation time.</li>
−	* Sound insulation.	+	<li>Sound absorption.</li>
−	* Sound masking.	+	<li>Sound insulation.</li>
−	* Sound v noise.	+	<li>Sound masking.</li>
−	* Structure-borne sound.	+	<li>Sound v noise.</li>
		+	<li><p>Structure-borne sound.</p>
		+	= External sources =
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		+	<li><p>[https://www.mason-uk.co.uk/ Mason UK Ltd] Vibration Control Products and Acoustic Floor Systems</p></li></ul>

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	= Three main elements =		= Three main elements =

−	Vibration control and acoustic floor systems specialist Mason UK identifies three main elements to achieving an effective box-in-box construction:	+	Vibration control and acoustic floor systems specialist [https://www.mason-uk.co.uk/ Mason UK Ltd] identifies three main elements to achieving an effective box-in-box construction:

	=== Floating acoustic floors ===		=== Floating acoustic floors ===

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	* Sound insulation.		* Sound insulation.
	* Sound masking.		* Sound masking.
−	* Sound vs noise.	+	* Sound v noise.
	* Structure-borne sound.		* Structure-borne sound.

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	* Sound absorption.		* Sound absorption.
	* Sound insulation.		* Sound insulation.
−	* Sound ~~reduction index~~.	+	* Sound masking.
	* Sound vs noise.		* Sound vs noise.
	* Structure-borne sound.		* Structure-borne sound.

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−	[[File:Box-in-a-box-diagram-2.jpg]]Box-in-box is a construction technique that allows a space within a space to be insulated against unwanted extraneous noise and vibration. Such extraneous sounds may be airborne (travelling through the air) or they may be structure-borne – travelling through the ground and building structure. These sound sources can be generated by cars, trains, aircraft or even people or music in adjacent rooms.	+	[[File:Box-in-a-box-diagram-2.jpg\|link=File:Box-in-a-box-diagram-2.jpg]]Box-in-box is a construction technique that allows a space within a space to be insulated against unwanted extraneous noise and vibration. Such extraneous sounds may be airborne (travelling through the air) or they may be structure-borne – travelling through the ground and building structure. These sound sources can be generated by cars, trains, aircraft or even people or music in adjacent rooms.

	Box-in-box is a tried and tested acoustic isolation technique that has proved effective in keeping out distracting noise, hence its widespread use in theatres, cinemas, recording studios and other instances where it is imperative to have as-near silence as possible.		Box-in-box is a tried and tested acoustic isolation technique that has proved effective in keeping out distracting noise, hence its widespread use in theatres, cinemas, recording studios and other instances where it is imperative to have as-near silence as possible.
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	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

−	* Acoustic isolation.
−	* Acoustic materials.
	* Acoustics.		* Acoustics.
		+	* Acoustic materials.
	* Airborne sound.		* Airborne sound.
	* Approved document E.		* Approved document E.

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−	Box-in-box is a construction technique that allows a space within a space to be insulated against unwanted extraneous noise and vibration. Such extraneous sounds may be airborne (travelling through the air) or they may be structure-borne – travelling through the ground and building structure. These sound sources can be generated by cars, trains, aircraft or even people or music in adjacent rooms.	+	[[File:Box-in-a-box-diagram-2.jpg]]Box-in-box is a construction technique that allows a space within a space to be insulated against unwanted extraneous noise and vibration. Such extraneous sounds may be airborne (travelling through the air) or they may be structure-borne – travelling through the ground and building structure. These sound sources can be generated by cars, trains, aircraft or even people or music in adjacent rooms.

	Box-in-box is a tried and tested acoustic isolation technique that has proved effective in keeping out distracting noise, hence its widespread use in theatres, cinemas, recording studios and other instances where it is imperative to have as-near silence as possible.		Box-in-box is a tried and tested acoustic isolation technique that has proved effective in keeping out distracting noise, hence its widespread use in theatres, cinemas, recording studios and other instances where it is imperative to have as-near silence as possible.

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−	Box-in-box is a construction technique that allows ~~an internal~~ space to be insulated against unwanted extraneous noise and vibration. Such extraneous sounds may be airborne (travelling through the air) or they may be structure-borne – travelling through the ground and building structure. These sound sources can be generated by cars, trains, aircraft or even people or music in adjacent rooms.	+	Box-in-box is a construction technique that allows a space within a space to be insulated against unwanted extraneous noise and vibration. Such extraneous sounds may be airborne (travelling through the air) or they may be structure-borne – travelling through the ground and building structure. These sound sources can be generated by cars, trains, aircraft or even people or music in adjacent rooms.

−	Box-in-box ~~isolation~~ is a tried and tested acoustic isolation technique that has proved effective in keeping out distracting noise, hence its widespread use in theatres, cinemas, recording studios and other instances where it is imperative to have as-near silence as possible.	+	Box-in-box is a tried and tested acoustic isolation technique that has proved effective in keeping out distracting noise, hence its widespread use in theatres, cinemas, recording studios and other instances where it is imperative to have as-near silence as possible.

	As the name suggests, the technique involves constructing a room within a room (which may be the building structure), so that as the inner room is acoustically isolated from the outer, so the outer is isolated from the inner. This will involve isolating the walls, floors and ceiling of the inner box and using resilient mountings to achieve this.		As the name suggests, the technique involves constructing a room within a room (which may be the building structure), so that as the inner room is acoustically isolated from the outer, so the outer is isolated from the inner. This will involve isolating the walls, floors and ceiling of the inner box and using resilient mountings to achieve this.
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	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

−	* Acoustic isolation	+	* Acoustic isolation.
−	* Acoustic materials	+	* Acoustic materials.
−	* Acoustics	+	* Acoustics.
−	* Airborne sound	+	* Airborne sound.
−	* Approved document E	+	* Approved document E.
−	* Building acoustics	+	* Building acoustics.
−	* Building regulations	+	* Building regulations.
−	* Decibel	+	* Decibel.
−	* Flanking sound	+	* Flanking sound.
−	* Floating floors	+	* Floating floors.
−	* Impact sound	+	* Impact sound.
−	* Pre-completion sound testing	+	* Pre-completion sound testing.
−	* Reverberation	+	* Reverberation.
−	* Reverberation time	+	* Reverberation time.
−	* Sound absorption	+	* Sound absorption.
−	* Sound insulation	+	* Sound insulation.
−	* Sound reduction index	+	* Sound reduction index.
−	* Sound vs noise	+	* Sound vs noise.
−	* Structure-borne sound	+	* Structure-borne sound.

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